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Saturday, November 3, 2012

How to Count Centuries

An important note on how to refer to the century you are talking about correctly:

Today's date is November 3, 2012. Which means we are in the 21st century.

If someone says "14th century" they are talking about the 1300's.

This is an easy concept once you understand how it works: - The 1st century began in the year 1 AD (Anno Domini) /CE (common era). It ended in

the year 100 AD/CE. - The 2nd century began in the year 101 AD/CE and ended in the year 200 AD/CE. - The 3rd century began in the year 201 AD/CE and ended in the year 300 AD/CE

See how that works? You take the numerical date+ 1 to get the century.

Ex: "1776" 17 + 1 = 18... therefore "the year 1776 was in the 18th c."

Quick Reference for everyone:

1st century = 1-100 AD/CE

2nd c. = 101-200 AD/CE

3rd c. = 201-300 AD/CE

4th c. = 301-400 AD/CE

5th c. = 401-500 AD/CE

6th c. = 501-600 AD/CE

7th c. = 601-700 AD

8th c. = 701-800 AD

9th c. = 801-900 AD

10th c. = 901-1000 AD

11th c. = 1001-1100 AD

12th c. = 1101-1200 AD

13th c. = 1201-1300 AD

14th c. = 1301-1400 AD

15th c. = 1401-1500 AD

16th c. = 1501-1600 AD

17th c. = 1601-1700 AD

18th c. = 1701-1800 AD/CE

19th c. = 1801-1900 CE

20th c. = 1901-2000 CE

21st c. = 2001 - present... CE

Please, please, please... label your pictures correctly and when writing about and talking about a specific time frame, either "state the exact date" or "add one to the number." (If only to make my life easier when using Google Image Search.)